The Choices Below Depict Five Costs of Benton Corporation and a Possible

question 53

Multiple Choice

The choices below depict five costs of Benton Corporation and a possible driver for each cost. Which of these choices likely contains an inappropriate cost driver?

• A)Gasoline consumed; number of miles driven.
• B)Manufacturing overhead incurred in a heavily automated facility; direct labour hours.
• C)Sales commissions; gross sales revenue.
• D)Building maintenance cost; building square footage.
• E)Human resources department cost; number of employees.

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